Start Bijan Robinson or Chuba Hubbard? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bijan Robinson over Chuba Hubbard

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 21.0; fantasy pts
SF D vs RB: 22.9; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 69%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

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Chuba Hubbard

RB · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 15.7; recent weeks avg
TB D vs RB: 17.0; 3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 84 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 219 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (21.9 a game over 10 games), Chuba Hubbard 174 (15.8 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Chuba Hubbard.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Chuba Hubbard in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 21.0 points and Chuba Hubbard at 15.7, a gap of 5.4. No player market is posted for Chuba Hubbard this week yet, so his 15.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (16.0 and 15.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Chuba Hubbard at 83.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 21.0 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 25 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 1.1 touchdowns (3, 3 and 5 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Chuba Hubbard yet. His market-based projections were 16.0 and 15.3 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 15.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chuba Hubbard is 0.8 touchdowns (9 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 5.4 points ahead of Chuba Hubbard on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 22.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 43 more yards.

Chuba Hubbard and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 17.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 65 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 36 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bijan Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Chuba Hubbard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Bijan Robinson played 69 percent of ATL snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 48 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 51 of 71 snaps, 29 carries for 194 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 34 of 57 snaps, 19 carries for 145 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 52 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 86 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 43 of 55 snaps, 9 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -8 yards.

Through Week 6, Chuba Hubbard played 80 percent of CAR snaps, took 72 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 2 against ATL: 43 of 66 snaps, 12 carries for 53 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 3 against CLE: 65 of 77 snaps, 19 carries for 82 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 4 against DET: 63 of 75 snaps, 20 carries for 122 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 6 against PHI: 74 of 79 snaps, 28 carries for 120 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Chuba Hubbard played 15 games for CAR and scored 125.4 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB38.

He ran 134 times for 511 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 39 targets for 223 yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Bijan Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 219 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (21.9 a game over 10 games), Chuba Hubbard 174 (15.8 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Chuba Hubbard.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Chuba Hubbard?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 219 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (21.9 a game over 10 games), Chuba Hubbard 174 (15.8 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Chuba Hubbard.